Social Networking Websites and Teens
More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites.
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More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites.
The impact of the internet is evident in many ways in China
Some critics have assailed Time magazine’s choice for 2006 Person of the Year in recent days, calling the editors’ selection of “You” with a mirror on the cover gimmicky. But this wasn’t the first unconventional choice for Time’s honor – or the first time a group of people was selected. PEJ takes stock of Time’s past Persons of the Year from 1927 on.
Nearly two in five adult internet users in the U.S. (39%) have gone online to look for information about a place to live, up from 34% in 2004 and 27% in 2000.
51% of internet users ages 18 to 29 have looked online for housing information and 9% do so on a typical day.
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours — nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
More than half of internet users have taken virtual tours — nearly doubling the number who had done so in late 2004.
Fully 87% of online users have at one time used the internet to carry out research on a scientific topic or concept.
As we’ve seen during this election season, participating online can also motivate users to participate offline.
One in five adults in this country are disconnected from the just-in-time information source that the internet has become for many people.
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